Hi Sam,
I read the EMail you got from Jack Plymale on your blog
yesterday regarding the rainy weather in Costa Rico with
nothing much to do but read. I have the same trouble due
to the cold snowy weather in Michigan. This morning it is
minus 3 degrees and we have had lots of snow ever since
late in November.
I hate to go outside for fear of falling and breaking my hip
or leg so I kinda hibernate for a few months. I love to read
your blog usually early in the morning and EMails that I
receive from my friends. I don't know what I would do
without my PC in the winter months. It opens up the
whole world to me and keeps me in touch with my
friends as well as all the news I care to read.
I really appreciate the effort and time you put into your
blog as it keeps me in touch and informed with my PTown
past. I have lived in Michigan for 45 years but my love for
Portsmouth will never cease. Thanks again Sam for all your
great EMails & books.
Pat,
Your response in so welcome and Thanks! You and Jack are major correspondents for my e-mails and my blogs.
I know what you mean about the computer. Jeanie has named mine Hilda and she is very gracious in letting me spend time with her. I have had a couple of falls in the last couple of years. They can surely be dangerous to us of the PHS 50 class.
The effort is fun and I enjoy the wonderful things you can learn on the word machine which stays in touch with the world outside our homes.
Would that Gwili Fisher and Carl Clark would buy one so that we could better keep in touch with them.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
JP in Costa Rica Rain
I am so happy to have met the Three Amigos of Paul Walker's Torjans! I am honored that you would read any of my offerings Jack!
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: Rainy days ain't really bad
Two days here, nothng but rain. Read and re-read your blogs and other literature. A favorite phrase of my sainted mother keeps running through my=============mind(?), " Busy as a one-armed paper hanger."
--
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: Rainy days ain't really bad
Two days here, nothng but rain. Read and re-read your blogs and other literature. A favorite phrase of my sainted mother keeps running through my=============mind(?), " Busy as a one-armed paper hanger."
--
JP in Costa Rica Rain
I am so happy to have met the Three Amigos of Paul Walker's Torjans! I am honored that you would read any of my offerings Jack!
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: Rainy days ain't really bad
Two days here, nothng but rain. Read and re-read your blogs and other literature. A favorite phrase of my sainted mother keeps running through my=============mind(?), " Busy as a one-armed paper hanger."
--
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: Rainy days ain't really bad
Two days here, nothng but rain. Read and re-read your blogs and other literature. A favorite phrase of my sainted mother keeps running through my=============mind(?), " Busy as a one-armed paper hanger."
--
Stimulous Bill- John McCain-Judi Cole e-mail
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: John McCain
Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Subject: Fwd: Economic Stimulus Package
To: c21judicole@gmail.com
Dear Judi,
Yesterday, the Senate began debate on an economic stimulus package that is intended to get our economy back on track and help Americans who are suffering through these difficult times. Unfortunately, the proposal on the table is big on the giveaways for the special interests and corporate high rollers, yet short on help for ordinary working Americans. I cannot and do not support the package on the table from the Democrats and the Obama Administration. Our country does not need just another spending bill, particularly not one that will load future generations with the burden of massive debt. We need a short term stimulus bill that will directly help people, create jobs, and provide a jolt to our economy.
I believe we need to evaluate every bit of spending in this stimulus proposal with one important criteria - does it really stimulate the economy and help create jobs - if the answer is no, it does not belong in a so-called stimulus package. Furthermore, the stimulus must include significant direct relief to American workers in the form of payroll tax cuts and programs to help homeowners keep their homes. Finally, we need an end game to this stimulus so that when our economy recovers, these spending programs do not remain permanent and saddle our children with a skyrocketing national debt.
I appreciate the discussions President Obama is having with my Republican colleagues, but the time for talking has come to an end and we must now begin some serious negotiation. But as of yet, Republicans have not been given the opportunity to be involved. The House of Representatives passed a stimulus bill without a single Republican supporting it. In the Senate, the Democrat leadership is trying to jam the existing proposal through regardless of reservations from a number of members. With so much at stake, the last thing we need is partisanship driving our attempts to turn the economy around.
I have long been a fighter against wasteful spending in Washington and long an advocate for a balanced budget -- that will never change. I realize we face extraordinary challenges with our economy today, but that is not an excuse for more irresponsibly from Washington. I hope you will join me in saying no to this stimulus package as it currently exists by signing this petition.
Sincerely,
John McCain
Chair, Country First PAC
The last four words "by signing this petition" had the last three words in color as a link to the petition. Unfortunately the link is not live on my blog: Here is what www.talkingpointsmemo.com TPM remarks about John McCains e-mail above:
« How It's Playing Back Home | Home | »
McCain Sends Out E-Mail Petition Against Stimulus Bill
By Eric Kleefeld - February 3, 2009, 12:48PM
John McCain is now adding his voice to the Republican activism against the stimulus bill, sending out an e-mail to his supporter list that asks recipients to sign a petition opposing it.
McCain's e-mail complains that there is too much government spending in the bill that won't create jobs, and that instead there should be payroll tax cuts and a clear "end game" to the stimulus to guarantee that the spending stops after the recessions is over. McCain also complains that the White House has behaved in a partisan manner, as evidenced by the House Republicans' unanimous vote against the bill:
But as of yet, Republicans have not been given the opportunity to be involved. The House of Representatives passed a stimulus bill without a single Republican supporting it. In the Senate, the Democrat leadership is trying to jam the existing proposal through regardless of reservations from a number of members. With so much at stake, the last thing we need is partisanship driving our attempts to turn the economy around.
The Republican position here is now clear: They say that government spending during an economic crisis does not prop up the economy. The question is whether they will maintain just enough strength in the Senate to put this theory into practice, by making sure that whatever bill does eventually pass would be more to their liking.
The full McCain e-mail is shown above but does not include the link.
From: John McCain
Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Subject: Fwd: Economic Stimulus Package
To: c21judicole@gmail.com
Dear Judi,
Yesterday, the Senate began debate on an economic stimulus package that is intended to get our economy back on track and help Americans who are suffering through these difficult times. Unfortunately, the proposal on the table is big on the giveaways for the special interests and corporate high rollers, yet short on help for ordinary working Americans. I cannot and do not support the package on the table from the Democrats and the Obama Administration. Our country does not need just another spending bill, particularly not one that will load future generations with the burden of massive debt. We need a short term stimulus bill that will directly help people, create jobs, and provide a jolt to our economy.
I believe we need to evaluate every bit of spending in this stimulus proposal with one important criteria - does it really stimulate the economy and help create jobs - if the answer is no, it does not belong in a so-called stimulus package. Furthermore, the stimulus must include significant direct relief to American workers in the form of payroll tax cuts and programs to help homeowners keep their homes. Finally, we need an end game to this stimulus so that when our economy recovers, these spending programs do not remain permanent and saddle our children with a skyrocketing national debt.
I appreciate the discussions President Obama is having with my Republican colleagues, but the time for talking has come to an end and we must now begin some serious negotiation. But as of yet, Republicans have not been given the opportunity to be involved. The House of Representatives passed a stimulus bill without a single Republican supporting it. In the Senate, the Democrat leadership is trying to jam the existing proposal through regardless of reservations from a number of members. With so much at stake, the last thing we need is partisanship driving our attempts to turn the economy around.
I have long been a fighter against wasteful spending in Washington and long an advocate for a balanced budget -- that will never change. I realize we face extraordinary challenges with our economy today, but that is not an excuse for more irresponsibly from Washington. I hope you will join me in saying no to this stimulus package as it currently exists by signing this petition.
Sincerely,
John McCain
Chair, Country First PAC
The last four words "by signing this petition" had the last three words in color as a link to the petition. Unfortunately the link is not live on my blog: Here is what www.talkingpointsmemo.com TPM remarks about John McCains e-mail above:
« How It's Playing Back Home | Home | »
McCain Sends Out E-Mail Petition Against Stimulus Bill
By Eric Kleefeld - February 3, 2009, 12:48PM
John McCain is now adding his voice to the Republican activism against the stimulus bill, sending out an e-mail to his supporter list that asks recipients to sign a petition opposing it.
McCain's e-mail complains that there is too much government spending in the bill that won't create jobs, and that instead there should be payroll tax cuts and a clear "end game" to the stimulus to guarantee that the spending stops after the recessions is over. McCain also complains that the White House has behaved in a partisan manner, as evidenced by the House Republicans' unanimous vote against the bill:
But as of yet, Republicans have not been given the opportunity to be involved. The House of Representatives passed a stimulus bill without a single Republican supporting it. In the Senate, the Democrat leadership is trying to jam the existing proposal through regardless of reservations from a number of members. With so much at stake, the last thing we need is partisanship driving our attempts to turn the economy around.
The Republican position here is now clear: They say that government spending during an economic crisis does not prop up the economy. The question is whether they will maintain just enough strength in the Senate to put this theory into practice, by making sure that whatever bill does eventually pass would be more to their liking.
The full McCain e-mail is shown above but does not include the link.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Reporters and a Marine- Alma Holl e-mail
Katie Couric, Charlie Gibson, Brian Williams and a tough old U.S. Marine
Sergeant were captured by terrorists in Iraq.
The leader of the terrorists told them he'd grant each of them one last
request before they were beheaded and dragged naked through the streets.
Katie Couric said, 'Well, I'm a Southerner, so I'd like one last plate
of fried chicken.' The leader nodded to an underling who left and
returned with the chicken.
Couric ate it all and said, 'Now I can die content.'
Charlie Gibson said, I'm living in ' New York, so I'd like to hear the
song, The Moon and Me, one last time.' The terrorist leader nodded to
another terrorist who had studied the Western world and knew the music.
He returned with some rag-tag musicians and played the song. Gibson was
satisfied.
Brian Williams said, "I'm a reporter to the end. I want to take out my
tape recorder and describe the scene here and what's about to happen.
Maybe, someday, someone will hear it and know that I was on the job till
the end." The leader directed an aide to hand over the tape recorder and
Williams dictated his comments.
He then said, 'Now I can die happy.'
The leader turned and said,
"And now, Mr. U.S. Marine, what is your final wish ???"
"Kick me in the rear," said the Marine.
'What?' asked the leader, 'Will you mock us in your last hour?'
"No, I'm NOT kidding. I want you to kick me in the rear," insisted the
Marine.
So the leader shoved him into the yard and kicked him in the ass.
The Marine went sprawling, but rolled to his knees, pulled a 9 mm pistol
from inside his cammies and shot the leader dead. In the resulting
confusion, he emptied his sidearm on six terrorists, then with his knife
he slashed the throat of one, and with an AK-47, which he took, sprayed
the rest of the terrorists killing another 11. In a flash, all of them
were either dead or fleeing for their lives.
As the Marine was untying Couric, Gibson, and Williams, they asked him,
"Why didn't you just shoot them all in the first place ??? Why did you
ask him to kick you in the rear???"
"What ???" replied the Marine, "and have you three assholes report
that I was the aggressor....???"
Semper Fi!
Sergeant were captured by terrorists in Iraq.
The leader of the terrorists told them he'd grant each of them one last
request before they were beheaded and dragged naked through the streets.
Katie Couric said, 'Well, I'm a Southerner, so I'd like one last plate
of fried chicken.' The leader nodded to an underling who left and
returned with the chicken.
Couric ate it all and said, 'Now I can die content.'
Charlie Gibson said, I'm living in ' New York, so I'd like to hear the
song, The Moon and Me, one last time.' The terrorist leader nodded to
another terrorist who had studied the Western world and knew the music.
He returned with some rag-tag musicians and played the song. Gibson was
satisfied.
Brian Williams said, "I'm a reporter to the end. I want to take out my
tape recorder and describe the scene here and what's about to happen.
Maybe, someday, someone will hear it and know that I was on the job till
the end." The leader directed an aide to hand over the tape recorder and
Williams dictated his comments.
He then said, 'Now I can die happy.'
The leader turned and said,
"And now, Mr. U.S. Marine, what is your final wish ???"
"Kick me in the rear," said the Marine.
'What?' asked the leader, 'Will you mock us in your last hour?'
"No, I'm NOT kidding. I want you to kick me in the rear," insisted the
Marine.
So the leader shoved him into the yard and kicked him in the ass.
The Marine went sprawling, but rolled to his knees, pulled a 9 mm pistol
from inside his cammies and shot the leader dead. In the resulting
confusion, he emptied his sidearm on six terrorists, then with his knife
he slashed the throat of one, and with an AK-47, which he took, sprayed
the rest of the terrorists killing another 11. In a flash, all of them
were either dead or fleeing for their lives.
As the Marine was untying Couric, Gibson, and Williams, they asked him,
"Why didn't you just shoot them all in the first place ??? Why did you
ask him to kick you in the rear???"
"What ???" replied the Marine, "and have you three assholes report
that I was the aggressor....???"
Semper Fi!
United States Map- E-mail Dave Miller
Subject: Fwd: FW: United State Map
A father wanted to read a magazine but was being botheredby his little girl, Shelby. She wanted to know what the UnitedStates looked like. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine on which was printed the map of the country.Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Shelby and said, 'Gointo the other room and see if you can put this together. Thiswill show you our whole country today.
After a few minutes, Shelby return to her Dad and handed him the map, correctly fitted and taped together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. 'Oh,' she said, 'on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then our country just came together.'AMEN!!!!!!!
A father wanted to read a magazine but was being botheredby his little girl, Shelby. She wanted to know what the UnitedStates looked like. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine on which was printed the map of the country.Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Shelby and said, 'Gointo the other room and see if you can put this together. Thiswill show you our whole country today.
After a few minutes, Shelby return to her Dad and handed him the map, correctly fitted and taped together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. 'Oh,' she said, 'on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then our country just came together.'AMEN!!!!!!!
Rick Warren- e-mail Dave Miller
Portsmouth Cronies Photo (2008)- L to R- Dr. Chet corbitt, Coach Smokey Gibson, Dick Klitch, Dave Miller, Paul Bierley and Jack Arthurs.
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